Your own Personal Astronomer: Tucson’s Flandrau Observatory.
January 29, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astronomy on the Cheap, Do It Yourself Astronomy
Cell Phone Astrophotography: The Moon & the 16-inch. (Photo by Author).
Looking for an affordable, innovative date? One of the kept secrets in the deep Arizona desert is absolutely free; I give you a night of star gazing and cosmic conundrums at the Flandrau Observatory, adjoining with the Science Center of the same name. Located on [...]
Astro Event of the Week: January 26th-February 1st, 2009; An Annular Eclipse.
January 24, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events
A Rising Annular Eclipse. (Credit: APOD/Dennis Mammana).
This week’s event is a rare annular eclipse of the Sun. The first eclipse of the year, this one traverses Borneo, Sumatra and the Mid-Indian Ocean. Folks from India and Southeast Asia to South Africa, Antarctica, and Australia will see varying degrees of partiality.
Review: Fast Forward II edited by Lou Anders.
January 22, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro Culture, Great Science Fiction Novels
Science Fiction anthologies are a cherished tradition, but always seem to be a dying breed. All of the greats, from Asimov to Heinlein, built their chops and reputations around vintage pulps that paid cents to the word count. Even today, if you want the cutting edge stuff, seek out the anthology.
AstroEvent of the Week: January 19th-25th, 2009: Will EE Cephei Fade?
January 19, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events
Light Curve models of EE Cephei during the 2003 event. (Credit: Simostronomy).
Variable star observing stands as a key area that amateur astronomers can still make a significant contribution. Either via imaging or visual observation, its fun to know that you are doing some of the grunt work of science and not just [...]
My Next ATM Project
January 15, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astronomy on the Cheap, Do It Yourself Astronomy
The Largest Full Moon of the Year. (Photo by Author).
Hey, how about that Full Wolf Moon this past weekend? We here at Astroguyz HQ managed to shoot some rising stills on Saturday, as well as put together a hyper cool video;
But on to this week’s post. This time around, I would like to make a [...]
AstroEvent of the Week, January 10th-18th: The Largest Full Moon of the Year!
January 9, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events
Gibbous going on Full…(Photo by Author).
Does that Full Moon rising this weekend look a little larger than usual? It’s not totally an illusion, although much has been written about the “large Moon on the horizon” effect. The first Full Moon of the year will also be the largest of 2009. This is because [...]
